Recycling

Collaborating through “COM-ART”, researchers and artists are turning information into action to support the circular economy of plastics.

Researchers have developed a method for recycling post-consumer garments into injection-molding materials.

Recycling plastics at scale remains a challenge as waste streams grow more complex. Mixed materials and contamination limit the performance of many recycling routes.

A two-year program conducted by CEFLEX gathered information from 1,700 data points and over 600 packaging samples. As a result, a design guide was developed to ensure the practical recyclability of flexible packaging.

A new PVC chemical recycling process converts mixed PVC and polyolefin waste into chlorine-free gasoline-range fuels at low temperatures.

How the UK is scaling EPS recycling through better data, new collection tools, and chemical routes, while awareness still lags.

Rigid polyurethane composites with industrial waste fillers: mechanical strength, thermal conductivity, and machine-learning guided optimization.

Reactive extrusion reduces odor in post-consumer resins by leveraging targeted chemistry and venting to enable higher-quality circular PCR.

Europe’s PVC industry boosts circularity, increasing recycled PVC use despite weak demand, cutting emissions and supporting sustainable manufacturing.

This polymer-based soil stabilization method shows potential for stabilizing landslide deposits in complex geological environments, such as southeastern Tibet.

These minimalist symbols guide billions of daily decisions, yet their sophisticated design process remains largely invisible to consumers.

E-waste leasing and product-as-a-service models cut electronic waste by improving design, take-back, lease returns, and secure recycling.